Chapter 4: Put on the lights

The breeze gusted, and the night market was lit up with lights and laughter.

Most of the pedestrians were in pairs, and there were some children as young as five or six years old.

Selling jewelry, beads, hairpins, candy people, pastries and snacks, Liang Zhen followed the crowd and looked around, and smelled the smell of stinky tofu, which was a rarity she had never eaten.

Liang Zhen couldn't help but go over to take a look, and the peddler's eyes lit up when he saw her, and asked, "Miss, do you want two strings?" Fragrant and delicious stinky tofu! ”

There were more than a dozen skewers of stinky tofu on the table, and apparently no one had come to buy them.

Although there are many people in the night market tonight, most of them come out to put lights and make wishes, and the teenagers and girls who have a tryst are also admiring the moon and chanting poems under the trees.

There are many stalls, and there are many delicious and fun things, so this stinky tofu is not so rare.

If she runs out secretly, Liang Zhen must buy two skewers to taste, her father is the most old-fashioned, she was not allowed to go out to play in Jinjia City before, and she has never eaten folk delicacies such as stinky tofu.

But tonight, I came out with my mother, and it would be bad if there was a taste left in my mouth and disgusting my mother.

Liang Zhen could only look at the stinky tofu, waved her hand at the vendor, and said with a smile: "Another day, I'll buy it again." ”

The peddler nodded in disappointment, not surprised, he looked at the young lady's dress, obviously a child of a wealthy family, and thought that he had come out to sympathize with Lang's tryst.

Liang Zhen is visiting the night market for the first time, she looked at the lotus lantern in the hands of pedestrians, and followed the crowd to look for it, she also wanted to come out and put the lantern tonight.

After walking a few steps, he heard someone shouting noisily in the stall in front of him, as well as the cry of a woman, Liang Zhen felt puzzled, and couldn't help but step up.

Pink, red, and yellow lotus lamps were thrown to the ground, and even the place to put their feet was almost gone.

A woman in pink cried even more.

The purple-clothed man who walked with her was unhurried, shouting at the initiator of the lantern throwing.

"I've consulted with you, why are you so rude?"

Only then did Liang Zhen notice the black-clothed young man holding a lotus lantern in his hand, the young man stood sideways in front of the desk where the lantern was placed, as if he had not heard the man's reprimand, and threw a lantern with a wave of his right hand.

The man in purple suddenly turned red with anger.

"You!"

Everyone gathered in a group, not daring to come forward to dissuade them, so they could only talk about it.

"This Wang Laosan's stall will be smashed casually?"

"I thought Wang Laosan had earned a gold ingot tonight, but I didn't expect it to be sold to a madman."

"I don't know whose little boy bought all the lanterns just to throw them and play?"

Liang Zhen stepped forward to help the crying woman and said, "Sister, don't cry, so many people are watching, it's not good after all." ”

The woman in pink knew Liang Zhen's kindness, and said aggrievedly: "I also know such a faux pas, but this son is too deceitful!" The woman in pink pointed at the black-clothed young man, then hid her face and cried again.

Liang Zhen walked to the desk where the lotus lantern was placed in two steps, and asked the stall owner Wang Laosan, "Is this your stall?" ”

Wang Laosan coughed twice and said embarrassedly: "It's the old child, the girl wants to buy a lamp?" ”

Liang Zhen nodded.

Wang Laosan glanced at the black-clothed young man on the side and said, "The lotus lantern is sold out, so the girl should go elsewhere to take a look." ”

The young man in black couldn't help but sneer, raised his hand and threw another lantern.

Liang Zhen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, isn't there everything that is well placed on this case, this lotus lamp is beautiful and exquisite, and there are several colors.

The man in purple said to Liang Zhen: "Hmph~ Girl, don't ask, we can't buy this lamp!" ”

Liang Zhen looked at Wang Laosan again, and saw that he had a weak face, so he guessed the reason for the matter.

Liang Zhen took out three taels of silver from her purse, handed it to the young man in black, and said in a harmonious voice: "Childe, did you buy this lamp?" So, I'll buy you two lights, okay? ”

The black-clothed young man didn't raise his eyes, counted "one, two" in his mouth, and took two lotus lamps in his right hand and threw them on the ground at the same time.

This embarrassment could not be more obvious.

Liang Zhen held the silver in his hand and did not take it back, his eyes looked at the lotus lamp that he threw out, his eyebrows raised slightly, and said, "Childe threw the lamp, don't you want it?" ”

The young man in black did not reply.

Liang Zhen had to squat on the ground, the lotus lamp in this place was really good-looking, fortunately the lamp was not broken, some were just deformed, Liang Zhen picked two that were still in good condition, carefully inspected them, and gave them to the girl in pink.

The girl in pink and the man in purple were both shocked and refused: "Girl, this can't be!" ”

Liang Zhen said with a smile: "That son bought it first, and we can't compete with him later." But this boy is just throwing it around, maybe it's the custom of his hometown, and we can't laugh at people. These two lanterns are still in good condition, so my sister and brother will take them and put them first. ”

The young man in black listened to her and looked at her sideways.

The customs of the old home? Can't laugh at him?

The onlookers were also shocked, and some people said such righteous words about "picking up what others don't want", and also used this to ridicule the young man in black for having a problem with his brain.

The girl in pink looked at the lotus lantern, she really liked it, and saw that Liang Zhen's eyes were clear and she had no intention of teasing her, so she blushed and took it, whispered thanks, and walked towards the lake with her lover.

Liang Zhen smiled slightly, looked at the onlookers, someone coughed lightly, and said, "It's a pity to throw it on the ground, I'll take one too." ”

"After tonight, I won't need it anymore."

"Well, I'll take it too." Everyone stepped forward one after another to select lotus lanterns on the ground.

Liang Zhen went to look at the young man in black, but he turned his head to the side and didn't make a sound to stop everyone's movements.

Liang Zhen took out two copper plates from her purse, put them on the table, and picked a red lantern from the table.

Everyone was concentrating on picking up the lamp, but they didn't see Liang Zhen's actions. But Wang Laosan, who was selling lanterns, could see it clearly, he opened his mouth wide and wanted to make a sound, but Liang Zhen had already turned around and walked away first.

There are too many people with lights in the middle of the lake.

Liang Zhen found a secluded and uninhabited place, tilting her head to look at the willow branches hanging on the shore, as if someone was with her.

Carefully put the lotus lantern that she had bought with great difficulty into the water, Liang Zhen looked up at the moon in the sky, couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth, closed her eyes, folded her hands, and whispered a wish in her mouth.

May my father and mother be well

May the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet

May it be ...... for yourself

"Poof!" With a bang, a pebble hit the lake, making a small splash.

Liang Zhen's heart jumped, and when she opened her eyes, she saw her lantern sinking crookedly into the lake.

This, what's going on?

Liang Zhen watched the lantern turn over, half-sinking and drifting into the distance.

At the same time, there was a sneer from the bridge.

"Huh-"

Liang Zhen followed the sound and saw the initiator, because he was still holding a stone in his hand, and he looked like he was going to cast but did not vote.

"You broke my lantern?" Liang Zhen asked with a slight anger.

This man is the young man in black.

Through the moonlight, Liang Zhen saw his appearance clearly, and his handsome little face did not match his ruffian behavior at all.

The summer breeze blew, the young man's hair moved slightly, and he also looked at Liang Zhen who was squatting on the shore of the lake, his eyes were clear and slightly cool, and he only spit out two words.

"Mine."